Grower-negociant Jean-Max Roger’s 2005 Menetou-Salon Morogues Le Petit Cote smells of mint and green tea, offers an unusually gentle but clear and juicy palate impression, and finishes with subtle herbal and mineral notes. It is an excellent example of the user-friendly, soft side of ripe Sauvignon that was possible on the Loire in 2005. A Christopher Cannan Europvin Selection (various importers), Bordeaux; fax 001-33-5 57-87-43-22.